The obstetrics and gynecology emergency departments at the hospitals in Almada (Garcia de Orta), Setúbal, Aveiro, Leiria, and the gynecology department in Vila Franca de Xira will be closed on Saturday. Additionally, the pediatric emergency department in Vila Franca de Xira will also be closed.
On Sunday, the obstetrics and gynecology emergency departments in Almada, Setúbal, Vila Franca de Xira, Santarém, Aveiro, and Leiria will remain closed, along with the pediatric emergency in Vila Franca de Xira.
Today, four obstetrics and gynecology emergency departments are closed in Aveiro, Santarém, Barreiro, and Almada.
For the referenced emergency departments, which only receive cases referred by the National Institute of Medical Emergency (INEM) or by the SNS 24 line, the portal indicates that the pediatric emergencies at Hospital Amadora-Sintra (from 00:00 to 08:00 and from 20:00 to 24:00) and Hospital Beatriz Ângelo (Loures) will operate under this regime on both Saturday and Sunday.
The obstetrics and gynecology emergencies at the hospitals in Braga and S. Francisco Xavier (Lisbon) will also operate under this referral system on both Saturday and Sunday.
Today, the portal indicates that the obstetrics and gynecology emergencies at São Francisco Xavier and Hospital de Braga, as well as the pediatric emergency at Amadora-Sintra during the night (from 20:00 to 24:00), are referenced.
Health authorities urge the public to contact the Linha SNS24 (808 24 24 24) for guidance before heading to an emergency department.
